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October 06, 2009

One Good Insurance Story

Cindy Ralston has been following the stories of health care reform closely - she's heard the nightmare stories of pre-existing conditions, and insurance companies not paying up. So Cindy wrote in with her story of an insurance company that paid the bills, even knowing that the payment was hefty and the policy was set to expire. Cindy said that she's never heard a story like her own, and she joins Dick to tell about her experience.

Dick speaks with Sheila Coleman of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign about the way the British government dealt with a tragic incident in a Liverpool soccer stadium, and how it became a pivotal moment for people there. Two decades later, British Prime Minister David Cameron has apologized.

Guest Host Sean Cole speaks with Cryn Johannsen, who is an activist on student debt issues. She threw out a question in her blog about whether anyone had suicidal feelings, and was alarmed at how many people wrote saying they did.

With news of tear gas use in various Occupy demonstrations, Dick speaks with former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper, who oversaw the decision to tear gas a huge crowd during the World Trade Organization protests in 1999.

More from Risky Beauty Business [10.06.09]

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A group of advocates are concerned the chemicals used in manicures, and especially acrylic nails, are affecting the health of nail salon workers. Connie Nguyen has been doing hair and nails for 15 years. She's experienced dizziness and difficulty breathing. Alisha Tran, a former salon owner, experienced nausea and was twice rushed to the emergency room before a doctor told her to quit the business.

Both women join Dick Gordon to talk about their exposure to the chemicals in nail salons and how difficult it is to do anything to change that.